AMST 30102 - American Utopias

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

From our colonial roots to the present day, from the Puritans' "City Upon a Hill" to the Branch Davidians and the Waco compound, Americans have been trying to create ideal communities based on their particular version of the truth. In this course, we will survey a wide variety of utopian communities; some based on protection from the world, others based on free love and/or perfection of human relations; some now considered cults, and others mainstream religions. We will examine how they were supposed to work versus how they worked in reality, and the dreams and beliefs upon which they were based. We will explore the ways these experiments in living were created by American culture and have, in turn, transformed it.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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